Bayesian analysis of a generalized lognormal distribution

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1377-1387

  Martin J ^a   Perez C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA HANDLING;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; GIBBS SAMPLING; LIFETIME DATA; LOG-NORMAL; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REAL DATA SETS; REAL SITUATION; RELIABILITY ENGINEERING;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 58549083940     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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